The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 414 New Million Mu Ranch

After arriving at Jeju Island, the army could no longer continue, so they could only stay and rest first.

The seemingly mighty 50 army is actually self-aware, and [-]% of them are landlubbers.

They can't even swim, and most of them have deep-sea phobia, especially in water battles.

The remaining [-]% ​​are former Daming navy divisions, so they are naturally very familiar with them.

"General, let's think of a way, otherwise, when we conquer Kyushu Island, we will easily lose too much."

In the inner city of Jeju Island, Zhu Di said in a deep voice.

With this suggestion, Zhu Yan didn't jump out and sing the opposite this time, because the soldiers under his command were even more miserable.

Apart from the Daming Marine Division, the only exception is the five thousand gunfire soldiers headed by Xuanjiawei.

Zhu Yu was a little sullen: "I heard that the Japanese kingdom is densely covered with islands. Even if they land on it, water battles are inevitable."

In Zhu Yu's imagination, he should lead the iron cavalry to sweep the Japanese kingdom, but after the journey from Shanghai to Jeju Island, Zhu Yu knew that this time the attack on the Japanese was much more troublesome than he imagined.

After pondering for a while, Feng Sheng said:

"Jeju Island can't stay here for a long time. The more than 20 people on the island can't feed our army at all."

"The current food and grass are only enough for three months. We must capture enough territory in Kyushu Island of the Japanese Kingdom within this period of time to ensure the food problems of the soldiers."

"In this way, first send the navy to go to Koryo. Now Daoyan, the teacher of Koryo, is also swallowing troops to attack the Japanese. We will discuss a day to attack together, so that the Japanese army on Kyushu Island will be exhausted."

"During the waiting period, practice the basic water skills of the soldiers, at least to avoid seasickness."

"The people living in Jeju Island are all proficient in water, and they are the ones who teach our soldiers."

"Also, this general was entrusted by His Majesty and His Royal Highness Taisun to serve as the General of the Conquest of Japan. I have no other requirements. I just hope that your Highnesses can obey the military orders and not bully the people in Jeju Island."

"Jeju Island is our rear, and if anything goes wrong, it is a huge problem."

Feng Sheng said very solemnly.

The three vassals in front of him, no, or should I say the prince, he is really worried.

His Majesty asked him to be the great general. To put it bluntly, he was used to take the blame.

If he wins the battle, the three princes will establish a vassal, and he will be able to retreat unscathed.

If he loses, most of the responsibility will fall on his head, and the days to come will be difficult.

The personalities of the three princes are honestly not easy to get along with.

He just entered Jeju Island yesterday, and last night his troops came down to report the news that the prince's troops killed innocent people indiscriminately and even robbed them.

As for which prince it was, Feng Sheng stopped his subordinates from further investigation. It would be bad for anyone if the matter were revealed.

In fact, there is no need to guess, there is a high probability that it is Qi Wang Zhu Mi.

King Zhu Di of Yan thought highly of himself and had strict military discipline. He would not have caused such a thing the day before.

Although King Zhu of Jin had a more tyrannical personality and didn't take the people seriously, he would not take the initiative to plunder the people after experiencing the grandson's side.

Only the king of Qi, Zhu Mi, had a surly and arrogant personality, and was pleased with his martial arts strategy. After leaving the territory of the Ming Dynasty, he felt unscrupulous.

It was only when the two older brothers, Zhu Di and Zhu Yan, were pressing ahead, that they restrained themselves a bit.

Feng Sheng was originally the Duke of the state. Since Hongwu established the state, he has made great military exploits and won the most victories.

In Zhu Di, Zhu Yan, and Zhu Yu's place, what they pursue is above military merit. In the face of Feng Sheng, even the three princes have to take it seriously.

Especially when talking about the relationship in Jeju Island, Feng Sheng's eyes have been staring at Zhu Mi all the time, which made Zhu Mi understand in his heart that what his subordinates did last night has already been known.

After the meeting ended, Feng Sheng's brows did not open.

Because he knew that among the three, the only one who had made achievements in internal affairs was Zhu Di, King of Yan.

But he doesn't use it.

Once the affairs of Jeju's internal affairs are handed over to King Yan, 100% will not be angry.

You don't need to think about it to know that the king of Jin, Zhu Yan, will definitely not take the overall situation into consideration, and will directly act against him secretly.

"Let the magistrate of Jeju come to see me."

After Feng Sheng pondered for a while, he gave instructions to the adjutant.

As a general, he naturally doesn't have much energy to take care of internal affairs. If the three princes can't do it, then he can only find local officials in the end.

Jeju Island belongs to the counties of Korea, and the local governor here is naturally the magistrate.

Not long after the adjutant left, he brought the county magistrate here.

When Nazhi County saw Feng Sheng, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "An Qiming, the magistrate of Jeju, Korea, pays homage to the General of Shangguo."

An Qiming is in his 50s and looks healthy, but he is always in fear.

"Don't worry, this general represents Daming, and he won't do anything to the people of Jeju Island, but now you also know that the position of Jeju Island is very important, so this general specially asked you to have a chat."

Feng Sheng said kindly, his calm tone made people feel at ease.

An Qiming fell on the ground and did not dare to get up: "Please show me the general of the Shang Kingdom."

Feng Sheng frowned: "Get up and talk."

Only then did An Qiming dare to stand up, and he also nodded slightly, not daring to look directly, to show respect.

"The general heard that there were some changes last night. It seems that the sergeants disturbed the people. Anzhi County will explain in detail what happened."

An Qiming hurriedly bowed and said, "It was the common people who offended the majesty of the Heavenly Army, and the lower officials have already severely reprimanded them."

Feng Sheng pretended to be angry and said, "Well, you magistrate of An County, you dare to lie to the general about what's going on."

Seeing the great general of Shangguo get angry, An Qiming was so frightened that his knees gave way, and he fell to his knees again:
"General, I am wronged. It was the horses on the island who were discovered by the Great Ming Army. There may have been some misunderstandings in the process of filial piety, which led to the conflict."

"The lower officials have already punished the herdsmen, please look into it, the general."

pasture?

This is Feng Sheng's first visit to Jeju Island, and even in Daming, he hasn't paid much attention to Jeju Island.

Hearing the word ranch, Feng Sheng immediately fell in love.

"Tell me about the ranch in detail." Feng Sheng asked.

An Qiming knew that now that the ranch had been discovered, there was no possibility of concealing it, so he could only tell the story in detail.

It turns out that in the eastern part of Jeju Island, there is a large natural pasture where thousands of horses are raised. Due to the high quality of the forage, a large number of tall horses are bred. With a little training, they can be used as war horses.

The army landed on Jeju Island from the northwest. Of course, they didn't know that there was still a piece of natural grass in the east.

This pasture is surrounded by mountains, and it is not close to the sea, even if a ship passes by the eastern beach, it cannot be found.

Logically speaking, Feng Sheng's army is strictly governed here, and it is impossible for sergeants to run from the west to the east.

However, Zhu Yu's relatives are as arrogant and indulgent as King Qi.

I thought in my heart, the army is stationed in the west, but it doesn't matter in the east.

So after discussing in private, dozens of riders went straight to the east.

Naturally, the east pasture, the horse, was discovered.

Dozens of knights are all sturdy and armored, not to mention the herdsmen in Jeju Island, even officers and soldiers, there is no possibility of resistance.

In order to fear that the matter would be revealed, he raised his butcher knife.

It's just that the night was dark and the wind was high, so naturally some herdsmen hid and reported to the Jeju government.

Feng Sheng did not expect that such a remote place like Jeju Island would have a natural pasture, and thousands of horses had already been raised.

At this moment Feng Sheng suddenly remembered a word His Highness Taisun said.

'Every part of the land in this world has its uses, but its value has not been discovered yet. '

Daming was short of horses, and very short of war horses.

Every pasture is a very important strategic resource for Daming.

Feng Sheng didn't ask about what happened last night, but instead asked, "Is Anzhi County Korean or has he lived in Jeju Island?"

An Qiming didn't dare to hesitate: "Reporting to the general, the lower official was born in Jeju Island, and then studied in Kyoto, Korea for several years before being appointed as the magistrate of Jeju Island."

Feng Sheng nodded in satisfaction, and then carefully asked An Qiming about raising horses in the ranch.

When the question was about the same, this made him retreat.

Taking out his pen and ink, Feng Sheng immediately wrote down the situation of the pasture here on paper.

According to the careful inquiry just now, Feng Sheng has already estimated that the size of the pasture is more than one million mu.

What kind of concept is a million-acre pasture.

At present, Guanshan Ranch, the most important horse breeding area in Daming, is one million mu in size, and provides almost [-]% of the output of war horses for Daming.

Now the ranch on Jeju Island is more likely than Guanshan Ranch.

So now the strategic significance of Jeju Island is very important.

Such an occupation is simply Daming's second horse breeding land.

As long as they have complete horse breeding technology and horse trainers, they can double the output of Daming's war horses.

The biggest reason why Meng Yuan Weihe was so strong in the early days was that they had enough war horses.

Even if there are firearms now, the importance of cavalry is still the top.

The rapid maneuverability is simply unmatched by infantry.

Even if it can't be trained as a war horse, it can also be used as a power reserve.

Moreover, no matter whether it is a war horse or a rough horse, it is also of high value, and the war horse is even more expensive.

Feng Sheng knew that this was a great opportunity for him, as long as he reported the situation of the ranch, His Majesty would definitely pay attention to it.

The most important thing is that I can also rely on this credit to save my life.

Since Zhu Yuanzhang proposed the matter of selecting scholars from the north and the south, it can be said that there was a lot of trouble at the court meeting.

In the eyes of southern officials, obtaining fame and fame is naturally based on one's own ability, and there is no need to treat them differently regardless of whether they are in the north or the south.

Now in the case of the north-south division of the list, the number of selections is the same, which means that the northern scholars have taken advantage.

Even if it is said that the hand-picked champion is appointed by His Majesty, I still feel that I have suffered a disadvantage.

It can be seen from the areas where scholars have been selected for many times that the vast majority of southern scholars are selected in each imperial examination, and only a small number of northern scholars are on the list.

However, it is clear that Zhu Yuanzhang has already made a decision on this matter, and it is fair to increase the number of places.

It's just that the official evaluation system that followed immediately silenced the entire court.

Many people want to say it, but dare not.

Because they couldn't come up with a strong rebuttal this time.

Those with outstanding political achievements are given priority in selecting superiors, and there is hardly any reason to object to this.

I can't say it, but I still think it's better to recommend a relationship?

Wouldn't that be lifting a rock and shooting yourself in the foot?

And everyone knows that His Majesty has already made up his mind to discuss this matter in the court.

If that fool comes out to object, it's hard to say whether the future life will be good or not.

When the third thing, the regulations for the appointment of officials, was announced, the whole court was as lively as if a pot had exploded.

Retire at 60?
Retirement is based on grades, can you get a minimum of five banknotes per month as a subsidy?

As soon as this plan came out, some people were willing and some were not.

Those who are willing are mainly older officials, who are a little too tired.

It is also these elderly officials who are unwilling, because they don't want to let go of the power in their hands, and they feel that their health is not bad, and they can continue to work for several years.

Rather than talking about it at the court meeting, it's better to say it's His Majesty's notification.

It doesn't make much sense for Zhu Yuanzhang whether officials object or agree.

In fact, the vast majority of Beijing officials still agree with the official regulations.

Because this place is at the foot of the emperor, and Jin Yiwei's strict monitoring makes it impossible for them to corrupt the law.

In addition, His Majesty is very hardworking, and he also pulls everyone to work hard together. Those who are a little older feel a lot of pressure and can't bear it.

To them, being an official is a kind of relief.

According to the regulations for becoming an official promulgated by His Majesty, it does not mean that after resigning as an official, there will be no status at all, and he will also be eligible to play.

While the courtiers were discussing, in the corner of Fengtian Hall, there were several literati who recorded the court meeting.

They were specially approved to participate in the court meeting. They had no official positions and were mainly responsible for recording some major events.

They are the editors of the Jingshi Mansion Newspaper.

Two days later, the three major events in the court have been published in the mansion newspaper and published.

For the people in the capital today, the most important thing to do in their free time every day is to go to the teahouse and listen to the residence newspaper.

In less than a month, almost all the people have developed this habit.

On the capital's side, in less than a month, thousands of teahouses opened for business.

The main focus is the narration of the Di Bao.

When a trend arises, it is big business for the vast majority of merchants.

There are more and more people working as storytellers.

"Speaking of which, what is the purpose of this official appointment charter?"

"The purpose is to make way for the young officials behind."

"We can't say that we should look at the three major events in today's mansion newspaper separately, but they must be connected together to understand what His Majesty means."

"The north and the south are divided into rankings to select scholars, and political achievements are given priority to promotion, and they will be promoted at the age of 60. If these three things are analyzed in succession, we can understand the thoughts of His Majesty and the old man."

"This is to make our officials in the Ming Dynasty clean and clear, to eliminate corrupt and bribery people, and to let the elderly officials enjoy their old age in peace."

(End of this chapter)